This year, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Niantic will release the most ambitious augmented reality game for mobile devices that offers something more than an exciting gaming experience - fitness.

WIRED recently dropped by Niantic's San Francisco offices to get a demonstration of one of this year's most anticipated titles, "Pokémon GO." The outlet was able to get a closer look at the features that will come when the game releases.

While many already know that capturing Pokémon in various areas of the community is the main catch that "Pokémon GO" boasts of, Niantic CEO John Hanke shared an important aspect of the gameplay that fans shouldn't take for granted.

It turns out that "Pokémon GO" isn't just about gaming since it will integrate fitness with the gameplay. "You can do a farming run on the way to work every morning without staring at your phone the whole time," Hanke explained.

"Ingress," Niantic's widely-acclaimed augmented reality game that is GPS-enabled, was used by some as "an incentive to walk everyday," and with "Pokémon GO," the same is expected.

While many games keep players strapped to their seats, Niantic's upcoming release will prompt one to walk and run around. By traveling to real-world landmarks designated in the game for players to use as "portals," the road to fitness may be just a step away.

The title has been created for gamers around the world, which means whether one is in the United States or if they're in another country, there will still be landmarks called "Pokestops" where various items can be acquired. Aside from Pokestops, players will need to walk around to find Pokémon hiding in grassy lawns, lakes, mountains, and other locations.

Meanwhile, the issue about "Pokémon GO" possibly heading into the path of Google's eyewear device is something Hanke and his team are not closing their doors on. Speaking to The Verge, Hanke said the wearable will have to do for now "until we have awesome sunglasses giving us an augmented reality experience."

Though he believes the game will one day provide a device similar to the virtual reality sets that Google has, he noted that "it will be a few years" before the dream comes true.

"Pokémon GO" is slated for release sometime in 2016.